Cassie Somers was a little disappointed after her shooting effort at the Country 3-Point Showdown Thursday. Somers didn’t hit her goal and believed she was short of her sister’s try two years ago.

Jordyn Weber wasn’t too thrilled with her final tally, either, but the Prairie Central senior took the experience in stride. She did, after all, finish tied with her teammate. But both finished three makes out of advancing.

Weber and Somers each made 5 of 15 shots. It took 8 makes to be among the top four scores in Class 3A. There two 9s to lead the group and three 8s. Those who made 8 had a shoot-off for the final two spots.

“I wish I made more but I didn’t,” Weber said. “I’m just happy I got here.”

Weber was the first of the Hawks to shoot. She was fourth in the second group of eight shooters.

“I didn’t want to be in the beginning but I didn’t want to be dead last, either, so I was fine with it,” Weber said of where she shot in the order of 32 contestants. Somers shot sixth in the third group.

Somers was battling not only 31 other shooters on the Doug Collins Court floor but also her sister. Courtney Somers made her way to the preliminary round of the Showdown finals two years ago. She made 4 in the Class 2A field in 2010.

“I was hoping for eight or nine,” Somers said. “It’s a lot harder to focus since there isn’t a wall.”

The big difference for the shooters this year compared to those in the past was the number of rounds each had before reaching Redbird. This year shooters competed on the final night of the regional and then the final night of the sectional, creating fewer margins for error.

“I thought it was better, it helped me a lot,” Weber said.

Somers had a different take.

“My sister came here her junior year but she had to shoot a lot more rounds than I did,” Somers said. “It’s more difficult since you don’t get a lot of shooting practice.”

The finals will be held today with the Queen of the Hill finals on Saturday. That will pit the champions of each of the four classes in one final showdown for the overall championship.